A another lottery variant of the 419 style of scam - uses the fake promise of a lottery win to eventually lure victim and trick them into giving away their bank details, or by requesting payments for 'administration costs'.

Bogus Web Content?

No

URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL

MEDIUM

WARNINGS

1. A lottery variant of the 419 style of scam. Correspondance will simply result in requests for 'administration fees' to cover various costs, but you'll never actually get any money back!

2. SCHELLENBERG LOTTO
almost certainly do not exist, and is a name chosen to sound like the (real) UK National Lottery, and did you actually enter this lottery? An almost universal rule is that if you haven't entered a competition, you haven't won it! And even if you have the prize is likely is likely to be a fraction of that promised. You'd think a financial company would actually be able to spell the word 'financial' as well!

3. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address. A real company would almost certainly use their own.

" We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the SCHELLENBERG LOTTO PROGRAMS held on 15th, September 2004 as part of our year bonanza. You or your company, attached to ticket number 1416-4612-750, with serial number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 31-17-8-28-55, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very
common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly
different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different
provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common
place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first,
although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

The Spoof Email ...

SCHELLENBERG LOTTO
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: NBM44125677 AND BATCH NO: 31/107/AY.
ATTENTION: Sir/Madam,
RE: PRIZE NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the SCHELLENBERG LOTTO PROGRAMS held on 15th, September 2004 as part of our year bonanza. You or your company, attached to ticket number 1416-4612-750, with serial number 3187-17 drew the lucky numbers 31-17-8-28-55, and consequently won the lottery in the "A" category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of One million, five hundred thousand USD in cash credited to file REF NO. REF: NBM44125677.
This is from the total prize money of Sixteen million, five hundred thousand USD shared among the Three (3) international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer Balloting system drawn form 25,000 names from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.
Do accept our Congratulations.Your fund is now deposited with a security House. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.1 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact the person below:

Name: Mr. David Russel
Email: batch31-aa@echina.com

For due processing and collection of your prize money. Do remember that you must contact your claims agent not later than 16th of November, 2004. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff.
Sincerely,
Mr. Alvaro Cortez.
Email: alvarocortez@whipmail.com

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